About one dozen family members for both men sat in the audience, most of whom hung their heads after the verdict was announced. Adanah Sampson, the defendant's sister, burst into tears while her mother, Carol Sampson, tried to comfort her.

Lehigh County Chief Deputy District Attorney Charles Gallagher had argued that Curry was the "ringleader" of the robbery and that Sampson, the group's "enforcer," fired a gun at Emmaus police officer William Bryfogle from the getaway car.